Definitions

Mandated Reporter

11165.7. (a) As used in this article, "mandated reporter" is defined as any of the following:

1. A teacher.

2. An instructional aide.

3. A teacher's aide or teacher's assistant employed by any public or private school.

4. A classified employee of any public school.

5. An administrative officer or supervisor of child welfare and attendance, or a certificated pupil personnel employee of any public or private school.

6. An administrator of a public or private day camp.

7. An administrator or employee of a public or private youth center, youth recreation program, or youth organization.

8. An administrator or employee of a public or private organization whose duties require direct contact and supervision of children.

9. Any employee of a county office of education or the California Department of Education, whose duties bring the employee into contact with children on a regular basis.

10. A licensee, an administrator, or an employee of a licensed community care or child day care facility.

11. A Head Start program teacher.

12. A licensing worker or licensing evaluator employed by a licensing agency as defined in Section 11165.11.

13. A public assistance worker.

14. An employee of a child care institution, including, but not limited to, foster parents, group home personnel, and personnel of residential care facilities.

15. A social worker, probation officer, or parole officer.

16. An employee of a school district police or security department.

17. Any person who is an administrator or presenter of, or a counselor in, a child abuse prevention program in any public or private school.

18. A district attorney investigator, inspector, or local child support agency caseworker unless the investigator, inspector, or caseworker is working with an attorney appointed pursuant to Section 317 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to represent a minor.

19. A peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, who is not otherwise described in this section.

20. A firefighter, except for volunteer firefighters.

21. A physician, surgeon, psychiatrist, psychologist, dentist, resident, intern, podiatrist, chiropractor, licensed nurse, dental hygienist, optometrist, marriage, family and child counselor, clinical social worker, or any other person who is currently licensed under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and Professions Code.

22. Any emergency medical technician I or II, paramedic, or other person certified pursuant to Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797) of the Health and Safety Code.

23. A psychological assistant registered pursuant to Section 2913 of the Business and Professions Code.

24. A marriage, family, and child therapist trainee, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 4980.03 of the Business and Professions Code.

25. An unlicensed marriage, family, and child therapist intern registered under Section 4980.44 of the Business and Professions Code.

26. A state or county public health employee who treats a minor for venereal disease or any other condition.

27. A coroner.

28. A medical examiner, or any other person who performs autopsies.

29. A commercial film and photographic print processor, as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 11166. As used in this article, "commercial film and photographic print processor" means any person who develops exposed photographic film into negatives, slides, or prints, or who makes prints from negatives or slides, for compensation. The term includes any employee of such a person; it does not include a person who develops film or makes prints for a public agency.

30. A child visitation monitor. As used in this article, "child visitation monitor" means any person who, for financial compensation, acts as monitor of a visit between a child and any other person when the monitoring of that visit has been ordered by a court of law.

31. An animal control officer or humane society officer. For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (A) "Animal control officer" means any person employed by a city, county, or city and county for the purpose of enforcing animal control laws or regulations. (B) "Humane society officer" means any person appointed or employed by a public or private entity as a humane officer who is qualified pursuant to Section 14502 or 14503 of the Corporations Code.

32. A clergy member, as specified in subdivision (c) of Section 11166. As used in this article, "clergy member" means a priest, minister, rabbi, religious practitioner, or similar functionary of a church, temple, or recognized denomination or organization.

33. Any custodian of records of a clergy member, as specified in this section and subdivision (c) of Section 11166.

34. Any employee of any police department, county sheriff's department, county probation department, or county welfare department.

35. An employee or volunteer of a Court Appointed Special Advocate program, as defined in Rule 1424 of the California Rules of Court.

36. A custodial officer as defined in Section 831.5.

37. Any person providing services to a minor child under Section 12300 or 12300.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (35) of subdivision (a), volunteers of public or private organizations whose duties require direct contact with and supervision of children are not mandated reporters but are encouraged to obtain training in the identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect and are further encouraged to report known or suspected instances of child abuse or neglect to an agency specified in Section 11165.9.
    (c) Employers are strongly encouraged to provide their employees who are mandated reporters with training in the duties imposed by this article. This training shall include training in child abuse and neglect identification and training in child abuse and neglect reporting. Whether or not employers provide their employees with training in child abuse and neglect identification and reporting, the employers shall provide their employees who are mandated reporters with the statement required pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11166.5.
    (d) School districts that do not train their employees specified in subdivision (a) in the duties of mandated reporters under the child abuse reporting laws shall report to the State Department of Education the reasons why this training is not provided.
    (e) Unless otherwise specifically provided, the absence of training shall not excuse a mandated reporter from the duties imposed by this article.
    (f) Public and private organizations are encouraged to provide their volunteers whose duties require direct contact with and supervision of children with training in the identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect.